Among all kinds of health-preserving methods and products, TCM has obvious advantages, and more and more people turn their attention to TCM, especially the health-preserving medicinal liquor with a long history and outstanding curative effect, which is sought after by the public. When friends brew all kinds of health-preserving medicinal liquor, remember not to follow one's inclinations. They should first know some knowledge about brewing health-preserving medicinal liquor, otherwise it may not only have no health-preserving effect, but will be counterproductive.
What is the best degree of medicinal liquor? 1, the choice of wine is generally better to choose drinking wine above 50 degrees, because the wine above 50 degrees can kill germs, harmful microorganisms, parasites and eggs attached to Chinese herbal medicines to a great extent in the process of soaking, ensuring that it can be drunk under safe conditions.
2. Glass bottles and crocks should be used as containers for soaking wine, instead of metal containers, so as to avoid substances escaping from metals or toxic chemical reactions. At the same time, soaking medicinal liquor should also try to avoid sunlight or burning.
3. When taking medicinal liquor, it is not advisable to add sugar or rock sugar. In order not to affect the efficacy, it is best to add some honey, because honey is mild, and adding medicinal liquor can not only reduce the irritation of medicinal liquor to the stomach, but also help to maintain and improve the efficacy.
4. Selection and treatment of medicinal materials soaked in wine. Animal medicines should be washed with clear water (snakes should be beheaded) and baked with a stove or tin foil, giving off a faint fragrance. Baking can not only remove water, but also achieve the effect of sterilization and maintain the alcohol concentration of soaked wine. It can also make the effective components more soluble in wine and have a mellow feeling when drinking.
All animal medicines that have deteriorated or become moldy should be discarded.
Plant medicine should remove the impurity sludge in medicinal materials to the maximum extent. The medicinal materials soaked in wine should be relatively dry to ensure the efficacy of medicinal liquor.
5. Generally, the soaking time of plant medicinal materials can be shorter, the alcohol content is above 30 degrees, and the time is about 15 days. Soak twice, and mix the wine evenly twice for later use; Animal medicinal materials need a little longer time, the alcohol content is above 45 degrees, the time is 15-20 days, soaking for two or three times, and mixing wine for later use. When drinking, you can add some sugar to adjust the taste according to your own preferences. Sometimes, in order to make the effective ingredients escape faster, if the beauty is not considered, the medicinal materials can be chopped and soaked, and the effect is better!
In addition, the temperature has a direct impact on the soaking of medicinal liquor. The soaking time is shorter at high temperature and longer at low temperature.
The older the medicinal liquor, the more fragrant it becomes. After a long time, the medicinal materials lose their medicinal properties and are easy to deteriorate. According to the experience of drinking white wine in the past, many people think that wine is old and fragrant, and the longer the medicinal liquor is soaked, the better. In fact, this understanding is wrong. The time of soaking medicinal liquor has a certain relationship with the number of medicinal materials and environmental temperature, and it cannot be generalized. Generally speaking, it can be drunk after soaking in medicinal liquor 15 to 30 days.
When making medicinal liquor, the sealing effect is still very poor, so medicinal liquor should not be kept for too long. On the one hand, alcohol is easy to volatilize and the aroma of wine will fade. On the other hand, the medicinal properties of medicinal materials will also lose part. If it is stored for too long, it can't be drunk once it goes bad.
Medicinal liquor is not suitable for everyone: judge according to your own situation before drinking medicinal liquor. In fact, many people in life are not suitable for drinking medicinal liquor. Because medicinal liquor is made of wine, friends who are allergic to alcohol are not suitable for taking medicinal liquor. And if the body suffers from liver disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, fracture, skin disease and pregnant women, it is also impossible to drink medicinal liquor. Therefore, before drinking medicinal liquor, we must make a judgment according to our own specific situation.
When drinking medicinal liquor, you can take different doses according to your personal tolerance. Generally speaking, it is best to take 15 to 30ml each time. You can drink it two or three times a day Don't overdo it, because even nourishing medicinal liquor will have side effects. There will be chest tightness, bloating, not thinking about diet, upset and hot, and even nosebleeds.
Although medicinal liquor has nourishing effect, it is not suitable for excessive drinking. Because wine has certain medicinal properties after being soaked in medicinal materials. Therefore, when drinking, you should be moderate, moderate and symptomatic.